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The Latest on testimony to Congress by a former FBI agent involved in the Clinton email and Russia probes : FBI special agent Peter Strzok says a text message saying "we'll stop" the election of Donald Trump was written in response to a series of events including Trump's "disgusting" insult of the family of a fallen American soldier. Strzok says in congressional testimony that the text reflected his view that the American people would not elect someone "demonstrating that behavior."
Special counsel Robert Mueller is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election continues to expand. As Mueller pursues his probe, he's making more use of career prosecutors from the offices of U.S. attorneys and from Justice Department headquarters, as well as FBI agents -- a sign that he may be laying the groundwork to hand off parts of his investigation eventually, several current and former U.S. officials said.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is tapping additional Justice Department resources for help with new legal battles as his year-old investigation of Russian interference with the 2016 election continues to expand. As Mueller pursues his probe, he's making more use of career prosecutors from the offices of U.S. attorneys and from Justice Department headquarters, as well as FBI agents - a sign that he may be laying the groundwork to hand off parts of his investigation eventually, several current and former U.S. officials said.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., left, with Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member at right, holds a meeting on their months-long standoff with the Justice Department on the request by th... . Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, followed at right by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., leads the panel's Democrats out of the hearing room briefly after waiting for Republican me... .
Republicans accused top federal law enforcement officials Thursday of withholding important documents from them and demanded details about surveillance tactics during the Russia investigation in a contentious congressional hearing that capped days of mounting partisan complaints. The hearing was Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's first appearance before Congress since an internal Justice Department report criticized the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation and revealed new disparaging text messages among FBI officials about President Donald Trump during the 2016 election.
House Republicans expressed their frustration Thursday at Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Russia investigation aimed at President Trump during an often tense hearing that was punctuated by the House passing a resolution prodding the Justice Department to turn over sensitive documents related to their investigation of the Trump campaign. Republicans grilled Mr. Rosenstein over what they perceive as a refusal to hand over the confidential documents; the role anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok played in starting the Russia probe; the length of the special counsel Robert Mueller 's Russia probe and if the deputy attorney general approved a surveillance warrant on Trump campaign aide Carter Page .
Just three weeks ago, Representative Gowdy, the South Carolina Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, assured us that everything was peachy with the FBI - no way, no how did the bureau "spy" on the Trump campaign when it deployed an "informant" to pry information from Trump-campaign officials. As Mollie Hemingway pointed out at the time, Gowdy had not seen relevant documents the FBI and Justice Department have been withholding from Congress - in fact, his spokeswoman said he did not even know what documents and records have been subpoenaed by the House Intelligence Committee .
Republicans and Democrats sparred for a second day Tuesday over an internal Justice Department report that sharply criticized former FBI Director James Comey for the bureau's work investigating Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Rep. Mark Sanford, a Republican who represents South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, found out Tuesday that losing the support of the president is lethal in a GOP primary. Sanford, a conservative who has frequently criticized the president, faced a primary challenge from state Rep. Katie Arrington, who campaigned as a Trump ally.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson faces two GOP primary challengers on Tuesday, one of several key races to watch around the state. File/John A. Carlos II /Special to The Post and Courier South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson faces two GOP primary challengers on Tuesday, one of several key races to watch around the state.
Two House Republicans differed Wednesday on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that an FBI informant infiltrated his presidential campaign. House Intelligence Committee member Tom Rooney of Florida slammed Trump's assertions, while New York Rep. Lee Zeldin said the president was not misleading on his "spy" allegations.
House Speaker Paul Ryan said he agrees that an FBI informant wasn't spying on Donald Trump's campaign, contradicting assertions by the president. Ryan, responding to a reporter's question Wednesday in Washington, said he stands by the statements of House Oversight Chairman Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina Republican.
In this May 10, 2018 photo, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., meets with reporters during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan is agreeing with another senior House Republican who says there's no evidence that the FBI planted a "spy" on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before a Senate Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the proposed budget estimates and justification for FY2019 for the Environmental Protection Agency on Capitol Hill last month.
Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chair and from the board - Howard Schultz is stepping down from his role as executive chairman of Starbucks, effective June 26. - Myron E. Ullman, former chairman and CEO of J.C. Penney was named chair Pruitt wanted to buy 'old mattress' from Trump International Hotel - Two senior House Oversight Democrats are demanding Chairman Trey Gowdy subpoena Scott Pruitt for documents after one of his closest aides told congressional investigators the EPA administrator had her book Pentagon investigates White House doctor Ronny Jackson - The Pentagon's inspector general is investigating President Donald Trump's former personal physician, who was accused of unprofessional behavior while being considered to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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In this file photo, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, left, and President Donald Trump are shown in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 1, 2017, when Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate pact. less In this file photo, Scott Pruitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, left, and President Donald Trump are shown in the Rose Garden of the White House on June 1, 2017, when Trump announced the ... more In this Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy is being hammered by President Donald Trump's allies after he said it was appropriate for the FBI to use an informant to investigate Russian activities during the 2016 presidential election and that the agency did not plant a spy in the Trump camp for political purposes despite the president's claims, Politico reports. Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal attorney, on Thursday said Gowdy was "drinking the Kool-Aid," in buying the FBI's story.
People who retire are finally allowed to say what they actually think. So liberating! Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy says the FBI not only did nothing wrong in using an informant, but that they did what the public would want them to do : Outgoing Rep. Trey Gowdy , the House Oversight Committee chairman and a Trump supporter, said in an interview on Fox that the FBI was justified in using a secret informant to assist in the Russia investigation.